Software Engineer, Associate - Private Equity and Real Estate Technology

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
 

Business Overview:

Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone’s businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies.  BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial – our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge. 

BXTI is hiring a Software Engineer for our Private Equity & Real Estate Technology group which transforms businesses through new technology platforms, and optimal use of data solutions for asset management and portfolio oversight. In this role you will work with a cross functional team of technologists that design, build, test, deploy, and support various applications and systems hosted on AWS. This work is instrumental for Blackstone in transforming the Alternative Asset Management industry through innovative technology solutions. Collaborating with product managers, you will drive business value while ensuring the delivery of high-quality code. You’ll tackle a variety of problems from scaling out infrastructure to promoting business efficiency through automating business processes.

Our internal applications leverage a highly scalable microservices architecture deployed on cloud-hosted containerized environment. Key technologies in our stack include React, FastAPI, Python, C#, Terraform, SQL, AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Function, AWS DynamoDB, AWS S3, CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins), and data warehouse solutions like Snowflake.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain software solutions using Python, C#, TypeScript/JavaScript, and SQL, ensuring code quality, scalability, reliability, and security.

• Collaborate with teams to design and implement new features and applications, using Agile methodologies and JIRA.

• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Nginx, ensuring scalability and robustness.

• Use of standard CI/CD tooling (Jenkins) to build and deploy application code in various environments

• Create, deploy, and maintain APIs and supporting microservices for integration with front-end applications and third-party applications

• Create pages in React while adhering to firm's design standards leveraging reusable components for seamless user experience for both desktop and mobile.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, lead technical design and code reviews, and troubleshoot software defects.

• Provide technical support, automate repetitive tasks, and stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and provide business support.

• Mentor junior developers, contribute to team culture, and be open to learning from senior engineers.